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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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